shock
Example Sentences
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Everyone around the world, after all, is facing the same global oil shock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"People described going into the caves and finding barely any moths, and just kind of being in shock," Drinkwater said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The announcement was a shock to many mathematicians and generated much soul-searching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
His wife Julia told the PA news agency that Adam "got the shock of his life" and had trouble paying bills that morning as a result.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
We used to forget, we who loved him, what a shock the first sight of him could be to a stranger.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
